Can't set Syntax Highlighting

[Ken Fallon]

Binary package hint: kate

Expected behavior:

http://kate-editor.org/downloads/syntax_highlighting?kateversion=3.2
dialog available under Settings->Configure Kate->Highlighting

Actual Behavior:
There is no Highlighting option.

Version: 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu1

Kate
Version 3.3.2
Using KDE 4.3.2 (KDE 4.3.2)

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 25 17:22:00 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/kdeinit4
Package: kdelibs-bin 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-15.50-generic
SourcePackage: kde4libs
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-15-generic i686

[rCX (rcx)]

Just a few quick questions...
Are you trying to set the syntax highlighting or are you trying to download/install a new syntax file? To set the syntax highlighting all you have to use Tools -> Highlighting. Do you think this is related to this bug: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205295 ?

[Ken Fallon (ubuntu-fallon)]

I'm trying to set the syntax highlighting.

Kate recognises xml and not XML and previously I was able to add the option for files with the extension XML but now there is no option.

According to the Kate site the option should be there.

[rCX (rcx)]

Try:

Settings->Configure Kate. In the left panel, select "Open/Save". Choose the "Modes Filetypes" tab and select "Markup/XML" from the dropdown menu at the top. Append ";*.XML" to the "File extensions" list. Click Apply and then OK.

Is this the method you were referring to? I think the developers may have moved it.

[Ken Fallon (ubuntu-fallon)]

Yes that's it. Thanks very much.

I'll see if I can update the documentation to reflect this.

Please close.